Originally Posted by mihlbach

Nice looking wheels. I wish the spokes were butted.
Seems like there are a million budget ($100-$250) wheelsets available with straight gauge spokes. At the opposite end of the spectrum there is a lot of fancier high end stuff (>$400), but I don't seem much in the middle. I'd like to see a ~$250-320 wheelset similar to these but with butted spokes. I suppose the reason why stock FG/SS wheelsets with butted spokes aren't commonly available is that the average consumer doesn't understand the benefits of butted spokes and doesn't really factor that into their buying decisions. They add a little bit to the cost but not much. The wheels look the same with or without butted spokes, so its easier for the manufacturer to just cheap-out and use straight gauge.

I guess thats why I just buiild my own.